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Elections / 2016 · Dem primary · NC

Clinton led North Carolina's 2016 Democratic presidential primary.

County-level returns aggregated statewide; Clinton led by 13.6 points. This is the Democratic nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.

Statewide result
North Carolina 2016 Democratic presidential primary — county returns aggregated statewide.
CandidateVotesShare
Clinton622,91554.5%
Sanders467,01840.9%
Other52,9834.6%
By county (100)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
CountyLed byMarginVotes
Wake CountyClinton+7.9149,350
Mecklenburg CountyClinton+21.9118,869
Guilford CountyClinton+14.167,962
Durham CountyClinton+16.362,601
Buncombe CountySanders+26.850,105
Forsyth CountyClinton+18.543,048
Orange CountySanders+1.736,496
Cumberland CountyClinton+32.635,947
New Hanover CountySanders+0.425,623
Pitt CountyClinton+19.621,509
Robeson CountyClinton+19.516,862
Cabarrus CountyClinton+6.716,024
Johnston CountyClinton+11.515,479
Gaston CountyClinton+13.514,380
Alamance CountyClinton+11.913,925
Union CountyClinton+15.213,821
Chatham CountyClinton+13.913,569
Nash CountyClinton+37.413,113
Wayne CountyClinton+32.812,151
Brunswick CountyClinton+24.512,054
Iredell CountyClinton+7.611,598
Catawba CountyClinton+7.110,424
Henderson CountySanders+3.010,324
Wilson CountyClinton+34.810,031
Rowan CountyClinton+10.99,629
Halifax CountyClinton+42.59,488
Craven CountyClinton+22.69,328
Edgecombe CountyClinton+48.19,091
Davidson CountyClinton+7.39,048
Cleveland CountyClinton+20.28,768
Watauga CountySanders+40.08,711
Onslow CountyClinton+15.88,570
Harnett CountyClinton+18.18,536
Haywood CountySanders+1.58,465
Franklin CountyClinton+24.98,389
Rockingham CountyClinton+17.68,263
Moore CountyClinton+21.68,036
Granville CountyClinton+24.88,025
Lenoir CountyClinton+38.17,753
Burke CountyClinton+0.87,644
Vance CountyClinton+35.97,175
Columbus CountyClinton+25.46,508
Randolph CountyClinton+0.96,433
Carteret CountyClinton+3.86,121
Hoke CountyClinton+28.85,978
Lee CountyClinton+16.55,967
Person CountyClinton+13.85,815
Sampson CountyClinton+38.75,797
Bladen CountyClinton+33.25,788
Lincoln CountyClinton+9.45,503
Beaufort CountyClinton+22.35,414
Jackson CountySanders+18.55,402
Rutherford CountyClinton+1.35,218
Richmond CountyClinton+26.35,193
Pender CountyClinton+19.35,174
Surry CountyClinton+3.85,110
Duplin CountyClinton+32.15,006
Dare CountySanders+6.74,760
Northampton CountyClinton+45.64,690
Caldwell CountyClinton+1.14,613
Stanly CountyClinton+8.04,419
Hertford CountyClinton+45.54,346
Warren CountyClinton+46.04,315
Scotland CountyClinton+36.14,261
Wilkes CountyClinton+7.74,208
Martin CountyClinton+34.44,011
Transylvania CountySanders+4.03,969
Pasquotank CountyClinton+35.03,858
Anson CountyClinton+39.73,527
Madison CountySanders+24.13,516
McDowell CountySanders+8.43,321
Macon CountyClinton+3.53,256
Stokes CountyClinton+3.73,029
Bertie CountyClinton+43.83,020
Caswell CountyClinton+29.12,906
Yancey CountySanders+8.82,840
Greene CountyClinton+29.92,838
Ashe CountyClinton+0.62,643
Davie CountyClinton+13.52,586
Alexander CountyClinton+1.02,517
Montgomery CountyClinton+19.52,509
Cherokee CountySanders+0.12,362
Polk CountySanders+1.12,326
Washington CountyClinton+35.12,219
Pamlico CountyClinton+14.11,753
Yadkin CountyClinton+2.41,742
Currituck CountyClinton+4.71,638
Swain CountySanders+10.31,636
Chowan CountyClinton+32.11,597
Jones CountyClinton+26.11,570
Perquimans CountyClinton+17.01,393
Alleghany CountySanders+0.81,280
Gates CountyClinton+32.61,192
Hyde CountyClinton+7.4973
Clay CountyClinton+13.5942
Camden CountyClinton+19.6866
Avery CountySanders+13.1803
Mitchell CountySanders+17.4785
Graham CountyClinton+3.3728
Tyrrell CountyClinton+12.7542